Translation of "engomar" to English language:


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Durante sua permanência no governo, Thatcher praticou grande frugalidade em sua residência oficial, inclusive insistindo em pagar por sua própria tábua de engomar.
During her time in office, Thatcher practised great frugality in her official residence, including insisting on paying for her own ironing board.
Se visitarmos um amigo num subúrbio de Deli, nas ruas laterais vamos reparar num istri Wallah com um carrinho de madeira que parece ter sido criado no século XVI e que usa um ferro de vapor a carvão que parece ter sido inventado no século XVIII, para engomar as roupas das pessoas da vizinhança.
If one visits a friend in a Delhi suburb, one will notice on the side streets an istri wallah with a wooden cart that looks like it was designed in the sixteenth century, using a coal fired steam iron that looks like it was invented in the eighteenth century, to press clothes from the neighborhood.