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Mon grand-père ne mange plus gras depuis une semaine.

Mon grand-père ne mange plus gras depuis une semaine.
My grandfather has not eaten fatty foods for a week.
From Lesson 110:Negative adverbs (ne... plus)·French

Questions & Answers about Mon grand-père ne mange plus gras depuis une semaine.

How does the negative ne... plus work in this sentence?
Ne... plus means "no longer" or "not anymore". It wraps around the conjugated verb exactly like ne... pas does. Here, ne mange plus literally means "no longer eats" or "does not eat anymore".
Why is the verb mange in the present tense if the English translation says "has not eaten"?
In French, when a situation started in the past and is still continuing right now, you use the present tense with depuis. English uses "has not eaten", but French literally says "he no longer eats... since a week".
Why is gras translated as "fatty foods"?
Gras is usually an adjective meaning "fat" or "greasy". However, in the expression manger gras, it describes the style of eating. It translates naturally into English as "eating fatty foods" or "eating rich food". Another similar expression is manger sain (to eat healthy).
I thought depuis meant "since". Why does it translate to "for" here?
Depuis translates to both "since" and "for" depending on what follows it. When it is followed by a length of time, like une semaine (a week), it means "for". If it is followed by a specific starting point in time, like depuis lundi (since Monday), it means "since".

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