médiator
The French word for guitar pick is médiator.
The term refers to a small, flat piece of plastic or other material used to pluck the strings of a guitar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is masculine, so you use the article un to say a guitar pick (un médiator).
Did you know?
- In some regions of France, you might hear the slang term plume, which literally means 'feather', used to describe a pick.
- The word médiator is a doublet of médiateur, which means 'mediator' in the sense of a person who resolves a conflict.
- The Latin root of médiator implies something that stands in the middle. In a musical sense, the pick acts as the physical 'middle' between the player's fingers and the vibrating string.
Examples in context
- Il a oublié son médiator.He forgot his guitar pick.
- J'ai perdu mon médiator.I lost my guitar pick.
- Il lui faut un médiator en plastique.He needs a plastic guitar pick.
- Est-ce que tu as un médiator pour moi ?Do you have a guitar pick for me?
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are practicing music in a living room.
- LucasEmma, est-ce que tu vois mon médiator ?Emma, do you see my guitar pick?
- EmmaNon, je ne le vois pas.No, I don't see it.
- LucasIl est peut-être tombé par terre.It might have fallen on the floor.
- EmmaRegarde sous le canapé, Lucas.Look under the sofa, Lucas.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries médiator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
