[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm working on a story and I have a character in a situation where 'Tom backed away' is a key action - what would be the Italian translation of that sentence?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The Italian translation of 'Tom backed away' is 'Tom si \u00e8 allontanato.' However, a more common and idiomatic translation would be 'Tom si \u00e8 tirato indietro.' or 'Tom si \u00e8 ritirato.' But 'Tom si \u00e8 allontanato.' is also a possible translation."}]