Does this sound natural?
“The photographer wanted her to show the north half of the breasts.”

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rstyner

30 June

English (US)

it makes sense to me but is not necessarily a common way to say it. you might say he wanted her to show more cleavage, for example

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boyish

30 June

Simplified Chinese (China)

@rstyner Thanks for your answer. In Chinese we have a specific word to mean the northern half of a woman’s breast. So in English I should just use “cleavage”?

rstyner

30 June

English (US)

yes, I understand what Northern half means but it is not a common way to say that. it would be more common to say upper half of her breasts or the tops of her breasts.

which you use depends on context. if a woman is wearing a low-cut blouse, they are showing more cleavage.

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boyish

30 June

Simplified Chinese (China)

@rstyner Thank you. So I can say:

1. The photographer wanted her to show the upper half of her breasts.
2. The photographer wanted her to show the tops of her breasts.

Both sound natural to you?