In conversation with a colleague, I just said:
Rajoute à ça une formation parmi les meilleures sur le marché et tu auras une idée de ses compétences. Encore qu'aujourd'hui il m'a tout l’air d'une loque qu’a plus rien à voir avec ce qu’il a été. Quand je l’ai vu, ça m’a refroidi direct.
We were talking about how a certain ophthalmologist I used to look up to during a residency period now looks like a shadow of his former glorious self and how I suddenly became disillusioned.
- I'm wondering if the adverbial "direct" in this particular sense should be limited to informal use? If so, what words should I substitute in a more formal register?
- In terms of phraseology, what other verbs than "refroidir" is the adverbial "direct" commonly coupled with?