I searched jisho and found 整える but doing a google search for
メガネを整える
came up with practically no results so I feel that it's not the appropriate verb.
メガネを繕う
came up with more hits, is that the right one?
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5We're talking about this, right?– siikamiikaCommented Aug 3, 2017 at 0:23
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ya, putting them back up higher on your nose– Daniel_LCommented Aug 3, 2017 at 0:25
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1メガネを繕う sounds as if the glasses were broken.– narutoCommented Aug 3, 2017 at 4:26
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3 Answers
I would probably say...
ずり[落]{お}ちたメガネをかけ[直]{なお}す
ずり落ちたメガネ（の位置）を[直]{なお}す
ずり落ちたメガネを｛[上]{あ}げる / （指で）[押]{お}し上げる｝
answered Aug 3, 2017 at 1:07
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4And so would I as a glass-wearing native Japanese-speaker.– user4032Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 1:20
Let me add a couple of phrases: 眼鏡を上げる、眼鏡を押し上げる、and 眼鏡クイッ. The first two are fairly common.
The last one is a slangy (a bit otaku) phrase to describe the motion. Not really useful in normal conversion, but you can use it as 眼鏡をクイッと(かけ)直す仕草 and everyone should understand.
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眼鏡を押し上げる. Pushing up one's glasses.
Credit to @siikamiika.
answered Aug 3, 2017 at 0:23
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ah nice thanks, not sure how I forgot about 調整する, lots of relevant google hits– Daniel_LCommented Aug 3, 2017 at 0:27
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The example sentence is about telescopes so I'm not sure if it applies to what OP is looking for but maybe 「眼鏡を押し上げる」= the act of pushing up your glasses and 「眼鏡の位置を調整する」= adjust the position of your glasses Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 0:35
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@siikamiika yours sounds more accurate, do you want to put your answer up instead? I can take mine down. Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 0:37
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@GabbyQuattrone I'm not fully confident in those but if you want to check if they are actually used you can add them to your answer Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 0:39
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4Most native speakers would think of other actions upon hearing the phrase 「眼鏡を調整する」. They would think of adjusting some part of the glasses using tools like a little screw driver. 「調整」 would be too big a word for what we are talking about here.– user4032Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 1:18