quel dommage
If he'd met you, we'd have had a great book, what a shame!
S’il t’avait rencontré(e), on aurait eu un super livre, quel dommage !
— The Great Beauty (2013)
What a shame you weren't able to come.
Quel dommage que tu n’aies pas pu venir.
What a shame you couldn't come.
Quel dommage que tu n’aies pas pu venir.
What a shame they don't ask me.
Quel dommage qu’ils ne me demandent pas.
— The NeverEnding Story (1984)