[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm writing a story about a character who had a near-death experience and I want to make sure I convey the drama of the scene accurately in Italian. How would I translate the sentence 'She almost drowned' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'She almost drowned' in Italian is 'Lei \u00e8 quasi annegata.' This sentence effectively conveys the drama and intensity of the scene, and it's a direct and accurate translation of the English phrase."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's really helpful, thank you! I want to make sure the tone is right, is 'Lei \u00e8 quasi annegata' a formal or informal way of expressing this idea in Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "'Lei \u00e8 quasi annegata' is a formal way to express the idea that 'She almost drowned' in Italian. If you want to use an informal tone, you could use 'Lei \u00e8 quasi annegata' as well, since the sentence itself remains the same in both formal and informal contexts. However, the pronoun 'lei' is generally used in formal situations, so if you're writing in an informal tone, you might use 'lei' less frequently, but the sentence 'Lei \u00e8 quasi annegata' remains a good choice."}]