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dommage.

damage

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɔ.maʒ/

  1. damage

    masculine
    Le vent a causé des dommages.

  2. injury

    masculine
    Je lui ai causé des dommages.

  3. a shame, a pity

    masculine
    C'est dommage !
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French damage, inherited from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum, from Latin damnum, or from Old French dam + the suffix -age, probably becoming dommage under the influence of Old French dongier (“danger”).

intj/dɔ.maʒ/

  1. shame! what a pity! too bad!

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French damage, inherited from Vulgar Latin *damnāticum, from Latin damnum, or from Old French dam + the suffix -age, probably becoming dommage under the influence of Old French dongier (“danger”).

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