[{"role": "user", "content": "I've been having trouble sleeping due to stress, and someone described the situation to me as \"It's a nightmare.\" Could you translate that phrase into Italian for me?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm so sorry to hear that you're struggling with sleep due to stress. The phrase \"It's a nightmare\" is a very common idiomatic expression in English, which means a very difficult or unpleasant situation. The correct translation in Italian is \"\u00c8 un incubo.\""}, {"role": "user", "content": "I see, so it's not meant to be taken literally. It's more of an expression to emphasize how bad the situation is."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Exactly! It's a figurative way to describe a situation that's causing a lot of anxiety, stress, or discomfort. So, in this context, your friend is simply trying to acknowledge how tough things are for you right now, and offer some sympathy."}]