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type: "fhir-fhirpath-function"
title: "FHIR FHIRPath Function: %terminologies.translate"
source: "source/fhirpath.html"
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# FHIR FHIRPath Function: %terminologies.translate

This page is part of **FHIR FHIRPath** (FHIR-specific extensions). Base spec lives at [FHIRPath](/fhirpath).

`%terminologies.translate(conceptMap, coded, params) : Parameters`

This calls the [Terminology Service $translate](terminology-service#translate) operation ([formal definition](conceptmap-operation-translate)).

Parameters:

-   **conceptMap**: either an actual [ConceptMap](conceptmap), or a [canonical URL](references#canonical) reference to a value set.
-   **coded**: The source to translate: a [Coding](datatypes#coding) or a resource element that is a [code](datatypes#code)
-   **params**: a URL encoded string with other parameters for the validate-code operation (e.g., 'source=http://acme.org/valueset/23&target=http://acme.org/valueset/23')

**Return Value:** A [Parameters](parameters) resource with the results of the translation operation.

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