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- "Zostaw mnie w spokoju!"
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And if I said, "zostaw mnie w pokoju," would that be more likely to be interpreted as, "leave me in the room," or "leave me in a country or region that's at peace," (rather than just in my own personal peace)?
in the room, but that sounds (to me) as if you were unable to move on your own, as if you had to be carried - being either a baby or... paralyzed?
I would argue that "leave me in peace" isn't even an interpretation, since it basically has the same meaning as"leave me alone".
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In that case it's an interpretation! Just the use of a different word. My question was whether peace was a better choice than alone.
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In American English usage I would not use " leave me in peace" or "leave me alone" as equivalent, which better reflects the Polish?
"Leave me in peace" is the literal translation. So I think it would be a better main answer - changed now.
Apart from the fact that "pokój" is also simply "a room", I'd say that "spokój" is when everything is calm and you can relax, while "pokój" in the meaning of "peace" is a more... political term, it's a time with no war.
