Also means
what a shame (exclamation)
Usage Note
Dommage has two common lives: as a noun it means damage or harm (les dommages causés par la tempête — damage caused by the storm), and as an exclamation quel dommage! or simply dommage! it expresses regret or disappointment, equivalent to 'what a shame!' The plural dommages also appears in legal phrases like dommages et intérêts (damages and interest).
Examples
"Quel dommage qu'il soit parti !"
Natural Translation
What a shame he left!
Literal Translation
What a-shame that-he be departed
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