[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a story about a character who's in a tough spot and I want to make sure I convey the emotion correctly, can you help me translate the sentence 'Tom was desperate' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'Tom was desperate' in Italian is 'Tom era disperato.' This should accurately convey the emotion of desperation in your story."}]