:: Survival dictionary for finding an accomodation
The following list will help you to decode some of the words used to describe apartments for rent or to say you want to rent one.

Arredato: fully furnished
It could also simply mean that the apartment is equipped with the bare essentials: kitchen appliances, beds, and tables.

Semi-arredato: semi-furnished
In Bologna, there is no norm as far as a semi-furnished apartment is concerned. You could find everything you need and then some. You could find only a toilet and a sink. There's nothing strange or untoward about calling the landlord or agency and asking for specifics.

Non-arredato or vuoto: not furnished or empty
This means you will have to buy and/or have everything that's missing installed.

Offresi: offering
Affitasi: for rent
Cercasi: looking for
Posto letto: bed in a shared room
Camera singola: single room
Camera doppia: double room. A good option for a couple or two good friends, otherwise a questionable option, as you risk sharing a room with a perfect stranger

Some flats are same-sex, so check the noun endings carefully.
Ragazzo/a: boy / girl
Studente, studentessa: male student, female student

Other stipulations include:
Fumatore / non-fumatore: smoker / non-smoker
Studente/ssa serio/a: hard-working student (as opposed to noisy party animal)
Referenziato/a: with references i.e., reliable.
Settimana corta: short week. With this type of arrangement, you are expected to disappear on the weekends (yes, that means vacate the premises).