[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm working on a personal memoir and I need to translate a poignant sentence into Italian - could you help me find the best way to express 'I used to be ugly' in Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The sentence 'I used to be ugly' can be translated to Italian as 'Ero brutto.' This translation captures the essence of your original sentence and conveys the same meaning in Italian."}]