to distance oneself

It is here that the race begins, to distance oneself from the mob of ordinary.
C'est ici que la course commence, de s'éloigner de la foule d'actions ordinaires.
In moments of crisis, it's be better to distance oneself while waiting for the storm to settle down, rather than pointlessly trying to argue.
Dans les moments de crise, il vaudra mieux prendre de la distance en attandant que la tempête se calme plutôt que de chercher à argumenter dans le vide.
I think the spirit of Article D of the Treaty on European Union was about trying to distance oneself sufficiently from debates and day-to-day issues to be able to think more generally about the meaning of European action.
Je pense que l'esprit de l'article D du traité sur l'Union européenne était d'essayer de prendre suffisamment de distance par rapport aux débats et aux problèmes quotidiens afin de pouvoir réfléchir de manière générale sur le sens de ce qu'est l'action européenne.
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