[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a story about a character who's going through a tough time and I want to make sure I convey his emotions accurately in Italian - how would I translate the sentence 'Tom was distraught' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The correct translation of 'Tom was distraught' into Italian is 'Tom era distrutto.' This translation accurately conveys the emotional state of being extremely upset or distressed."}]