knappe koppen

katerina turevich (asker) Oct 5, 2014:

Thank you Barend, Very sweet. :))

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 5, 2014:

Yes, When you got tired and lonely,
I was there for you.
Reaching out,
Whispering in your ear,
Psst, just between you and me,
It's a 'whiz kid'
Whom you are looking for.

:-)

katerina turevich (asker) Oct 5, 2014:

Yes, of course, I do. I got the NL-EN-NL version, and de Grote in hard cover, and there are so many online resources too. It was getting late last night, and I wasn't thinking straight. Actually, I have sworn to myself so many times before not to put up a question here in the evening, because it always seems so obvious the following morning, but somehow I always fall into this trap. Perhaps, it has to do with tiredness translated into loneliness, and then again into wanting to reach out to fellow translators. Anyway, this is all not to the point. Thanks for the whiz kid! Put it up?

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 4, 2014:

Can't find heads, just brains :-) brain - 3 person informal someone who is intelligent, with good ideas and useful skills :
Some of our best brains are leaving the country to work in the US.

brainbox - British English informal
someone who is very intelligent

You can find all of these in van Dale, Katerina, including whiz kid.

Do you have the electronic version?

katerina turevich (asker) Oct 4, 2014:

Thanks! Just that! It's embarrassing even: just slipped my mind. I was thinking more of expressions with "heads" in it, couldn't come up with one.

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 4, 2014:

vying for the second hour ?

whiz kids ?

A whiz kid is an exceptionally brilliant or accomplished young person.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Kids