Also means
dingy, disreputable (of a place)
Usage Note
Borgne is used literally of a person who has lost the use of one eye, and figuratively of a run-down or shady place: un hôtel borgne suggests a seedy establishment. The same form serves both masculine and feminine. The expression au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois ('in the land of the blind, the one-eyed are kings') is a common proverb.
Examples
"Il est borgne depuis un accident de chasse."
Natural Translation
He has been one-eyed since a hunting accident.
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