I’ve been going through paces

[danalto]

RUSH Well, you’ve been – you’ve been living a life.



MARK No, I’ve been going through paces. Like it was all forgotten and buried away with her. But – but now…I remember everything.


The part in red, pls? Is it an idiom?


grazie!

 

[Merlino]

Do you mean I've been going through places

That would mean you've lived in a lot of cities for short periods of time

 

[danalto]

Do you mean I've been going through places

That would mean you've lived in a lot of cities for short periods of time

No, it's PACES...
Maybe he means he lived one step at a time...day by day? Something like that?

 

[Merlino]

My best guess is his life changes pace every now and then...

 

[Alfry]

sei sicura che non sia 'phases'

 

[danalto]

Si, io lavoro sul video, e sento quello che dice.

 

[Alfry]

allora credo che il 'passo dopo passo' sia la traduzione migliore
ovviamente i nativi saranno più specifici

 

[DesertCat]

Danalto, did you decide "phases" was correct? Because it vaguely makes sense in the context. However, there is a "going through paces" usage that means something along the lines of "put one through one's paces" which would mean testing or demonstrating ones abilities. I'm not sure if that meaning would work or not without even more context.

 

[danalto]

Thank you, desertcat! I am positive about it because I work on a video (writing Italian dialogues for dubbing...if you know what I am talking about) and I heard the actor say it!

So, I think your explanation fits!

You know, sometimes it happens to find actors who talk nonsense in films and telefilms! Maybe you natives can confirm that. So, my work in those case is not only to find the right equivalent in Italian, BUT ALSO to correct the sentences!