to put off / drive away
vergraulen – vergraulte – hat vergrault
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to put off
To make someone leave or break off contact through unfriendly, unpleasant, or off-putting behavior.
Mit seinen unhöflichen Antworten vergrault der Verkäufer die Kunden.
With his rude replies, the salesperson puts off the customers.
| ich | vergraule |
|---|---|
| du | vergraulst |
| er/sie/es | vergrault |
| wir | vergraulen |
| ihr | vergrault |
| sie | vergraulen |
| ich | vergraulte |
|---|---|
| du | vergraultest |
| er/sie/es | vergraulte |
| wir | vergraulten |
| ihr | vergraultet |
| sie | vergraulten |
| ich | habe vergrault |
|---|---|
| du | hast vergrault |
| er/sie/es | hat vergrault |
| wir | haben vergrault |
| ihr | habt vergrault |
| sie | haben vergrault |
| du | vergraule! vergraul! |
|---|---|
| ihr | vergrault! |
| Sie | vergraulen Sie! |
| ich | hatte vergrault |
|---|---|
| du | hattest vergrault |
| er/sie/es | hatte vergrault |
| wir | hatten vergrault |
| ihr | hattet vergrault |
| sie | hatten vergrault |
| ich | werde vergraulen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst vergraulen |
| er/sie/es | wird vergraulen |
| wir | werden vergraulen |
| ihr | werdet vergraulen |
| sie | werden vergraulen |
| ich | vergraule |
|---|---|
| du | vergraulest |
| er/sie/es | vergraule |
| wir | vergraulen |
| ihr | vergraulet |
| sie | vergraulen |
Used for reported speech.
| ich | vergraulte |
|---|---|
| du | vergraultest |
| er/sie/es | vergraulte |
| wir | vergraulten |
| ihr | vergraultet |
| sie | vergraulten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
| infinitive | vergraulen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu vergraulen |
| present participle | vergraulend |
| past participle | vergrault |
'vergraulen' (to put off) has the inseparable prefix 'ver-'. The prefix therefore stays attached to the verb in both main clauses and subordinate clauses.
Der neue Besitzer vergrault viele Stammkunden.
The new owner puts off many regular customers.
Die Gäste gingen, weil der unfreundliche Kellner sie vergraulte.
The guests left because the unfriendly waiter put them off.
'vergraulen' (to put off) is used mainly in spoken and colloquial language. It is especially suitable for situations in which someone loses others because of their behavior.
Mit solchen Regeln vergrault der Verein seine Mitglieder.
With rules like these, the club puts off its members.
The object of 'vergraulen' (to put off) is often a person or group one wants to keep, such as customers, guests, friends, or readers.
Mit langweiligen Artikeln vergrault die Zeitung ihre Leser.
With boring articles, the newspaper puts off its readers.
The behavior or cause can be introduced with 'mit' (with) or 'durch' (through); the affected person appears as an accusative object.
Der Laden vergrault seine Kunden durch lange Wartezeiten.
The store puts off its customers with long waiting times.
Sie vergraulte ihren neuen Nachbarn mit ständigen Beschwerden.
She put off her new neighbor with constant complaints.
to drive away / distribute
Vertreiben and vergraulen can both result in people leaving a place or breaking off contact. Vertreiben tends to describe deliberately driving people out; vergraulen emphasizes unfriendly or unpleasant behavior that puts someone off, which can also happen unintentionally. Vertreiben fits deliberately driving people out, while vergraulen fits behavior that drives them away.
Der unfreundliche Besitzer vergraulte die Gäste aus dem Café.
The unfriendly owner drove the guests away from the café.
Der Besitzer wollte die lauten Gäste aus dem Café vertreiben.
The owner wanted to drive the noisy guests out of the café.
