Strange meaning

Il croit avoir la science infuser.
I found the above in a dictionary.
The meaning is ' He thinks he knows everything.'

I am very surprised because those words 'science' and 'infuser' have totally different meanings.
Please tell me.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on December 9, 2009 at 1:12am

La science infuse

Think about a bag of tea in clear water... After a little while, the tea is everywhere in the water.
We'd say le thé infuse dans l'eau.

Now think about that tea being science and your brain being water.

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on December 9, 2009 at 7:09pm

Thanks Frank
I just think of literal English translation. You can't guess the meaning.

3] Il croit qu'il tout sait.
4] Il croit qu'il tout connait.

He thinks he knows everything.

How about my 3rd and 4th sentences?
Please tell me.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on December 9, 2009 at 7:46pm

Il croit qu'il sait tout.
Il croit qu'il connait tout.

C'est monsieur je-sais-tout (he's a smartass).

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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on December 9, 2009 at 9:17pm

Oh! Frank
Both of my sentences connotes some meaning borders 'smartass'.
So French is difficult if you are not born with the language like you.