Se dice para mostrar algo de lástima por una mala noticia.
Said to show mild sympathy about bad news.
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¿Cancelado? Qué pena. — Cancelled? That's a shame.
Qué pena, tenía muchas ganas. — That's a shame, I was looking forward to it.
Ay, qué pena, quizá la próxima. — Oh, that's a shame — maybe next time.
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