Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
bystander
| 4 +10 | stands by (and watches but does not take part) |
Jocelyne S
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| 5 | témoin involontaire |
Valérie Hartwich
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| 4 | spectateur |
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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| 3 | ...spéctateur/témoin innocent... |
Djalil
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Oct 30, 2009 11:49: Yasutomo Kanazawa changed "Language pair" from "English" to "English to French"
Nov 13, 2009 07:49: Jocelyne S Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Jean-Louis S.
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Proposed translations
stands by (and watches but does not take part)
It's not clear if you're looking for an English answer or a translation here, however.
OED says "a person who is present at an event but does not take part".
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-10-30 10:46:17 GMT)
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Harrap's gives "spectateur" as the FR definition. "Témoin" is usually witness, but would probably work if it fits your context.
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B D Finch
: Yes, present by accident rather than design.
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Sheila Wilson
: "stand by" could be misleading - there is no implication of being "on standby", just present
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"Present" is probably better, but I think the etymology of the word must be related to a person who "stands by", don't you think?
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foghorn
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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Thank you Patricia.
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mimi 254
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Merci !
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Jean-Louis S.
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Merci !
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Polangmar
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Mary O’Connor (X)
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Thanks 1045
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Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
spectateur
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Jocelyne S
: I had already suggested this in my answer over an hour ago (see my added note when this question was changed from EN-EN to EN-FR) // No worries, just thought that I would point it out.
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Oh, I didn't see that.
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...spéctateur/témoin innocent...
Serving meaning above simple words
Native in: French 
Works in: French to English, English to French, French to Portuguese, and 6 more.
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