[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm reading a book and came across the sentence 'Tom's suffocating' and I'd love to know how to convey that sense of urgency in Italian, can you help me translate it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'Tom's suffocating' in Italian is 'Tom sta soffocando'. This sentence conveys a strong sense of urgency, implying that Tom is experiencing severe difficulty breathing and needs help immediately."}]