No. 13,697 in Polish
podgrzewałem
"I was heating."
In a sentence
Podgrzewałem zupę na obiad.
I was reheating the soup for lunch.
In this sentence, 'podgrzewałem' is used in the past continuous tense to indicate that I was in the process of reheating the soup.
Podgrzewałem atmosferę, opowiadając zabawne historie.
I was warming up the atmosphere by telling funny stories.
Here, 'podgrzewałem' is employed metaphorically to describe the action of improving the mood or social engagement.
Podgrzewałem stare konflikty, otwierając dawne sprawy.
I was reigniting old conflicts by bringing up past issues.
In this usage, 'podgrzewałem' metaphorically signifies the act of figuratively stirring up previous disputes or tensions.
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