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[wise otter]

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[kind cosmos]

I heard that 'atterrir" wasnt the right word

But tomber doesn't sound right either,

[nocturne cradle]

In French, for falling off a bike and crashing onto your arm, atterrir (to land) feels off since it’s more for controlled landings, and tomber (to fall) is too vague. Better options are s’écraser (to crash) or retomber (to land heavily).
A natural way to say it is: Je suis tombé de mon vélo et je me suis écrasé sur mon bras, et je l’ai cassé (“I fell off my bike, crashed onto my arm, and broke it”), or for a softer tone, Je suis retombé sur mon bras (“I landed on my arm”).

[kind cosmos]

Merci

[nocturne cradle]

Je t’en prie

[ocean trout]

Tout simplement "je suis tombé sur le bras" non ?

Écraser c'est crush

[nocturne cradle]

Oui, "je suis tombé sur le bras" marche bien et reste simple, mais "s’écraser" peut aussi convenir si on veut insister sur l’impact brutal, pas forcément "crush" au sens d’écraser quelque chose en miettes. Ça dépend du ton qu’on cherche.