[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a story and one of my characters, Tom, was coughing - how would I translate the sentence 'Tom was coughing' into Italian to add some authenticity to the dialogue?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'Tom was coughing' in Italian is 'Tom stava tossendo'. This should help add a touch of authenticity to your story's dialogue."}]