To our great disappointment, the game was called off.
Leur voyage fut annulé en raison de la pluie.
Their trip has been cancelled due to rain.
Le voisinage en fut informé à temps. Ce projet fut annulé et le réacteur mis hors service.
The neighbourhood was tipped off in time and the whole plan was called off.
Lorsqu’elle annonça à ses parents son intention, ceux-ci réalisèrent qu’il était inutile de la marier et le mariage fut annulé.
When she told her parents that she intended to do exactly that, they realised that there was no point whatsoever in marrying her off and so the wedding was cancelled.