annulé
/a.ny.le/
The English word 'cancelled' is translated into French as annulé.
The term is used as an adjective to describe something that is no longer planned or scheduled.
Meaning: No longer planned or scheduled (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, annulé must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use annulée for feminine nouns, annulés for masculine plural nouns and annulées for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/a.ny.le/
Did you know?
- When a French person says a plan is tombé à l'eau, they are using an idiom that literally means 'fell into the water' to say it was cancelled or failed.
- If a train or bus service is cancelled, French schedules often use the word supprimé, which literally means 'suppressed'.
- While annulé is the standard term for a cancelled event, if a person is 'cancelled' in the modern social sense, French speakers often use the English loanword cancelé or the phrase être boycotté.
Examples in context
- Le vol a été annulé.The flight was cancelled.This sentence is useful for seeing how to say a flight was cancelled using annulé.Tatoeba #4472072 by Petrus, translation #4461980 by maaster
- Mon cours fut annulé.My class was cancelled.This sentence is useful for seeing how to say a class was cancelled using annulé.Tatoeba #1891796 by sacredceltic, translation #1891238 by Spamster
- Notre vol a été annulé.Our flight was cancelled.This sentence is useful for seeing how to say our flight was cancelled using annulé.Tatoeba #12216453 by lbdx, translation #12223746 by sundown
- Malheureusement, notre réunion est annulée.Unfortunately, our meeting is cancelled.
- Le vol a été supprimé en raison des conditions météorologiques.The flight has been cancelled due to weather conditions.
- La fête chez Pierre est annulée, il pleut trop fort.The party at Pierre's is cancelled, it's raining too heavily.
- Notre voyage est tombé à l'eau à cause d'un problème de réservation.Our trip got cancelled due to a booking issue.
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Example conversation
Chloé and Hugo are talking on the phone about their plans.
- ChloéHugo, est-ce que notre dîner est annulé ?Hugo, is our dinner cancelled?
- HugoOui, le restaurant a annulé la réservation.Yes, the restaurant cancelled the reservation.
- ChloéC'est dommage, je suis très déçue.That's a shame, I am very disappointed.
- HugoNe t'inquiète pas, on se verra demain.Don't worry, we will see each other tomorrow.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry annulé, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
