French Conversation · Level 35
75 words
French word
dommage
Pronunciation
IPA/domaʒ/
Meaning
- masculine nounpity
Example
Quel dommage !
What a pity!
More examples
C'est dommage que tu ne puisses pas venir.
It's a shame that you can't come.
Core concept
A loss or missed possibility viewed with regret rather than indifference.
Common phrases
C'est dommage
It's a shame
dommage que
it's a shame that ___
Similar words
déception: The feeling of being let down by unmet expectations.
regret: Remorse over a past decision or action, with a wish that things had turned out differently.
chagrin: Sorrow marked by emotional weight and sadness.
tristesse: A gentle, inward state of sadness.
Definition in French
Désigne le regret ou la pitié éprouvés devant une perte, une occasion manquée ou un résultat décevant, couramment employé en locution ou comme exclamation (« Quel dommage ! »).
Word origin
The noun dommage descends from Old French dommage and ultimately Latin damnum, whose sense of loss or harm developed into regret for an unfortunate outcome.
Usage tips
- Dommage is masculine, so the noun takes un dommage and the expression uses quel dommage rather than a feminine form.
Other meanings
- damagenoun
Opposites
- bénéficebenefitnoun
Related words
- endommagerdamageverb
- endommagementdamagenoun