podgrzewałem

podgrzewałem

"I was heating."

In this sentence, 'podgrzewałem' is used in the past continuous tense to indicate that I was in the process of reheating the soup.

Podgrzewałem zupę na obiad.

I was reheating the soup for lunch.

Here, 'podgrzewałem' is employed metaphorically to describe the action of improving the mood or social engagement.

Podgrzewałem atmosferę, opowiadając zabawne historie.

I was warming up the atmosphere by telling funny stories.

In this usage, 'podgrzewałem' metaphorically signifies the act of figuratively stirring up previous disputes or tensions.

Podgrzewałem stare konflikty, otwierając dawne sprawy.

I was reigniting old conflicts by bringing up past issues.